New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
SOME MEN OF THE DAY.
GLIMPSES OF FACES AND FIGURES WITH
STORIES AND INCIDENTS.

baBysh in its soft white appearance and PINK hush
His tailor his trousers about two inches shorter
than the prevailing fashions and the Senator strols
about IN public places he has the appearance OF
and philanthropic tyne. The gold.bowed spectacles
which he peers add TO this effect. when DC was
here the other day he congratulated by numbers
of people his speech against the centraizing
methods of Speaker Carlisle. He IL as vigorous in his
conversation that subject as he was in his speech
1t is now said, by the way that the occasion wnch
brought il out was not much tho discussion pending
in the Senate at the time the presence IN the gal
lery of party OF people from Boston. IN chatting
toned pretty affair which occurred in his youth The
snowfall of the winter had been blown INTO enormous
drifts everywhere. One OF these had piled up la 'front.'
OF cottage where young lady resided whose we'd
ding day with friend OF the Senator mad oeeh Set;
The drift tunnelled and when the BRIDE and
toe groom departed from the house after the cere-
Yrony they passed ont under the canopy OF snow TO
the sleigh which was awaiting them.
Senator Vest of Missouri, has sense OF humor
which he does not hesitate to exercise at the expense
OF his colleagues OF that body lie was talking the
other day about Mr.. Hoar's speech on Carlisle and
Mr. Backburn's reply when he said Speechmaking
in the Senate not as general thing worth WhiIe TO
hear. There is story about Washington lad WHO
was walking outside the Senate Chamber with bis
father and inquired of the latter who the gray headed
inr 70 each other. Those are United states Senators.
nv how the reply. Are they all hercf asked
the boy. Yes, responded his sire, except the one
Williams used to have a standing joke about the de-
scrtion OF the Senate whenever any tried TO make
a set speech. lie used TO say that the other Senators
had gone TO the cloak room 10 get rid OF their jealous
feeling"
One of the Assemblymen was in NewYork the other
day. and not being TO able to get seat In stree
car went back to Albany and introduced bill to re-
quire the exhibition of pacard on the street cars IN
which there we're no vacant seats This recalls story
about Judge Osborne The Judge had stepped On a
New-York street with q lighted cigar in his
mouth. The front platform was 30 crowded that lie
could get room there and he went on the rear plat
torn with the cigar in his mouth. The conductor
ordered him to throw it away. The Judge coolly de-
cned to do So lie was told that he must throw the
cigar away get oil the ear. Tie turned on the con-
ductor and demanded scat which, OF course, 1t was
beyond the conductors power to give him, whereapon
the Judge SAID: YOu have violated a law in permit
ting to get on this car aud taking my fare without
giving a seat. | am violating rule OF your road
which ia not a law bv retaining my cigar on this plat
il You want to put me OF, we ii test conclusions
and see which comes out first best" The conductor
was puzzled for u while. Finally lie obeyed the old
rule " When you do not know what 10 90, do moth
ing" and Judge Osborne was pen tied to nnish his
cigar on the rear platform.
The veteran editor OF lie Courier dee Etats Unis
the French daily paper OF this city. Is NJ Meunier
whose age, experience and ability have been aeknowl-
edged by the French writers in New-York by giving
him tue title OF the Nestor OF the French press OF
America. He il nearly sixty years OF age with typ-
cal French OF the type OF Louis Napoleon high
TO-, head, partly bald head white HAIR and long |
white mustache imperial. His vigorous writing
is much admired bv his French readers. In attempt
ing to chat with him the other day found that ho |
reads and speaks English oxcellenty but ouriousy |
enough is unable TO under stand It well when spoken
to him. fact which probably comes iron the noccs
sites OF his profession, which have required Inn to
read English widely. lie Is regarded among MS |
friends and associates a thoroughly lovable man.
Not long social occasion saw the host OF
the evening OIL NJ Meuner's arrival embrace him |
aAectonaely aud salute him with kiss Oh bis check
Elijah Smith, the Oregon railway magnate, il said
10 have queer nabt OF eating The great meal OF the
day with him is breakfast lie takes no lunch and is
careless about dinner, eating whatever he may hap |
pen TO get hold Of at the dinner hour lie insists
having the best breakfast that can be served ana
starts in on every days work with bis stomach sup
piled with amount OF food which will sui1ce Tor at
least ten hours.
Now and then a story OF Of the great inventors
comes into the budget. Cyrus ii. Mccormick, who
distinguished hismelf by ns reaping inventions aud
accumulated great wealth in the manufacture of
reapers and mowers, exceedingly generous with
his wealth in many directions. He has been known
to give $50, 600 or 100000 at a time to churches
and OF er institutions, but he exceedingly close
with his pennies An incident OF one OF his visits TO
Ncw-York illustrates this. lie went down 10 the |
Penneylvania depot to see some friends OIL ioI the
West. lie had at the Filth Avenue Hotel The
hotel coach had brought down number OF guests who
were going the train. 1t rainy day |
and Mr. Mccormick wanted TO 20 back to the hotel |
He said much to the driver OF the coach but de-
clared that he thought he should only pay halt |
price tor the ride mp TO the hotel as the coach
came down with other passengers On The re- |
fusa of the driver TO entertain any such proposition
Mr.. Mccormick got quite angry, rolled up mis-
trousers and vent back 10 the hotel la the s!ush
where he made complaint OF what he called i'll treat
mcnt by the coachman but got little satisfaction from
the hotel mana1ers
Mr.. Blaine writes to friends in New.York that he
has been working harder in the last two months than
at any period of his lite He has been engaged in tho
revision of his speeches and papers for publication
He proposes TO take rest next month and ont
to the Indian Territory TO pay visit to bic daughter
Mrs Coppinger.
A. ID. WymaD, who formerly United States
Treasurer, lie man OF angular figure with slightly
stopped shoulders and gray whiskers He is perhaps
fifty years OF age and is president of National Bank
in Omaha, where by a singular coincidence s. p.
Rounds formerly Public Printer, has also gone TO be-
cume the publisher OF "The Omaha Republican"
Rounds was printers devil" in the Office OF Mr..
yman's father, who an editor and publisher IN
Madison, Wisconsin, and the two boys learned the
printers trade together. Rounds was engaged In
business Tor time in Chicago and when he arrived
IN Washington as Public Printer Mr.. Wyman was
there as Treasurer Now they together la Omaha.
Mr.. Wyman was born IN this State at Ogdensburg
where his father Editor of The Ogdensburg Re-
publican" lie went West while his boy was a mere
child.
According to common reports George Gould has
settled down into most exemplary husband since his
marriage with Edith hingdon lie mas become 80 en-
crossed In his business that his old companions at the
New York Club inclined to complain q little of his
neglect Of them One of them said yesterday 1t is
not often that rich mans settles down with the
ambition TO become richer than his father, but that il
Just what George Gould seems 20 have done IL il not
30 long since we used TO see HIN every night two
at the club with jolly lot OF fellows around him.
Now We never see him. but the fellows say that he has
grown tremendously ambitions Tor vast wealth. lie
vii be very rich man without waiting for his fathers
demi Sc"
Charles Colne. whose connection with the Panama
Canal Company i we'll known, is heavy set, fine
looking Frenchman, with largo head and face
crowned with heavy growth Of gray hair and adorned
with a large mustacte and Napolconic goatee. lie
is student OF human nature and its drifts In con-
versation about hereditary traits he said You have